St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-07
R THE SOLDIERS, HOME.
A Strong Plea for Its Location at
Litchfield.
To the Editor of the Globe

To the Editor of the Globe
notice in to-day'S GLOBE that our
comrades in st. Paul, in connection with
those of Minneapolis, have at this, the
eleventh hour, as it were, walked up in
the matter of the location of the SOL
dierS' home; and about the same time it
seems to have occurred to them that
said home should be located near a
Large city," for the reason that other
similar institutions in the country are
located near large cities-ergO, our SOL
dierS' home should be located very near
to st. Paul and Minneapolis. they Being
Large cities" Also, that said home
should be located near a rail
road; ergo, it should be located
near st. Paul andO Minneapolis.
Our comrades have also discovered that
numerous offers" have been made to
have the home located near country
towns" but strange to say, sin each
case there was no chance for park"
ergo, the home should be located near
st. Paul and Minneapolis. Our COM
radeS also think it "a shame that no.
where in Minnesota could be found a
monument or tablet erected to the men,
ory of the Minnesota men who fought so
bravely." Now, Mr.. Editor, if you will
differ with our st. Paul and Minneap-
oils comrades as to the
NECESSITY, OR EVEN PROPERTY,
OF locating said home near Large
city," and briefly give my reasons there
for. wish also to inform them that
Litchfield is one of the country towns"
that seeks to have the home located near
it, and that it offers site of more than
100 acres, situated Oh the shore of Lake
Ripley, as handsome lake as there is
i'll the state. And more, said site of 100
acres is all park, and we challenge any
Large city, or country town. in the
state to show handSomer or more beau
uful park" And further, we do not
wish our comrades to mourn longer be-
cause nowhere in the state can be
found a monument or tablet erected to
the memory OF the Minnesota men who
fought" etc. Go tell it toE the heathen
that two years ago Frank Daggett post,
q. a. R., of Litchfield-O of which l have
the honor to be cOmmander-went and
did it. With the help of the generous and
patriotic citizens of said country town"
of Litchfield they erected said tablet,
yea, monument, to the memory of those
brave Minnesota men. Yes, this little
country town." two years ago, erected
the first, and as yet the only, memorial
hall in the state of Minnesota and dedi-
lcated the same to the memory of those
brave men. And more, said country
town" of Litchfeld, through its COM
mon council, by deed and covenant good
and strong, has bound itself
TO CARE FOR AND PERPETUATE
the same to the memory of those brave
men for all time. Have any of the
Large cities" done as much? This
country town. of Litchfield stands
with Outstretched arms to welcome
these old, worn out, disabled comrades
of ours to as beautiful site, with as
beautiful park, on as beautiful lake,
within half-mile of the st. Paul, Min
neapoliS IL Manitoba railroad, and near
as handsome a country town" as can
be found in the state of Minnesota.
These disabled comrades of ours are
old. Why locate them near a ''large
city," where their peace and quiet must
necessarily always be disturbed by the
gaping, noisy thousands, who would
continually throng there, especially
on Sundays, for pleasure and sport. No,
L take it they want place away from
your ''large citieS,' where they may
pass the remainder of their Old age
quietly and pleasantly; where they can
breathe the pure atmosphere of ''coun-
try town." where each cottage may
StdHu uildeT Tie grateful Silaue OF the
oak; and where it will not be necessary
to cross the Mississippi to get to the
park" as would be the case if the
home was located at Minnehaha, near
the Large cities" of st. Paul and Min
neapOlis. Oh no, comrades. it won't do.
Let them come to the country town.
of Litchfield, where the tablet and
monument had already been erected in
their honor long before the home was
thought of. Take notice of the map of
the state, comrades, and you will see
that our country town" is situated in
the geographical center of the inhabit-
able portion of the state. And lastly.
comrades, don't be hoggish, but let us
have at least this one crumb.
n. G. MARTIN.
Litchfield, MIMI, June 6.